Tommy Hearns is underrated!

[hemichromis]

I still rank Hearns as the best pure boxer of all time and on top of his reflexes, speed, skill and one punch knockout power, he can out box you as well. Hearns would have been unbeatable if he has a concrete chin and better stamina. Outside of that, he was the total package and in fact, the only welterweights in history that i would favor over him is Ray Robinson and Ray Leonard.

i second that!!

[sterling]

The judges seen it different hearns lost ok simple as that and he got a draw it may have been a bad decisision but it happened get over it you cant just post fake crap because you think your man won.

[Hitman932]

hearns is the GOAT, plus im the greatest p4p poster on the site and i am named after him

[Steak]

The judges seen it different hearns lost ok simple as that it may have been a bad decisision but it happened get over it you cant just post fake crap because you think your man won.

the hell are you talkin about? It was announced a draw anyway, and Leonard himself, you know the one that was fighting Hearns...admitted that he lost the fight. he got dropped twice in the fight, and even though I give him credit for hurting Hearns at times in the fight there is no way in hell that Leonard won that fight.

Its not even like I dislike Leonard or particularly like Hearns, thats just the way it was. JC Chavez is one of my favorite fighters, but he clearly lost 116-112 to Whitaker. its just one of those universally recongnized 'robberies' that everyone can agree on, like Lennox Lewis vs Evander Holyfield...

Youve seen the fight right? Who did you have winning?

[oldgringo]

Funny how you said he "beat" Sugar Ray Leonard in their second bout. I thought Tommy got him too though...

Hearns was a freak of nature though. One of my favorite boxers of all-time and a very nice guy in real life. His powerful, effective right hand gets so much attention, but he also had an excellent flicking jab and left hook to complement that dynamite right. He carried that power all the way up with him too. Good example being him crushing Andrew Maynard, the Ray Leonard product with a right hand in the first round.

Hearns had great wins and some great action fights. He left it all in the ring, like all great fighters have. I'll always remember him for his wars with Hagler and Roldan, his crushing victories over tough guys like Cuevas and Duran, and his boxer/puncher showcases against Hill and Benitez.

[Scott9945]

Hearns was a tremendous puncher at 147 and 154. He lost power as he moved up after that. If there is one thing Hearns was underrated at, it was his boxing skills. Absolutely nobody ever outboxed him at any weight.

[oldgringo]

Unless the last round of Hearns/Leonard II was scored a 10-8/10-7 (which it wasn't), Hearns won that fight. Besides, he was putting it on Ray before he ran out of gas half way through the round or whenever it was.

[oldgringo]

Hearns was a tremendous puncher at 147 and 154. He lost power as he moved up after that. If there is one thing Hearns was underrated at, it was his boxing skills. Absolutely nobody ever outboxed him at any weight.

Yeah, a testament to his ability and physical advantages. When he was on his toes, flicking that long jab, using the right hand upstairs and down he was awesome to watch.

I'd say Hearns carried his power with him about as well as anyone. He was knocking out fairly tough middleweights and light heavyweights. The one that sticks out in my mind the most is the single right hand which knocked out James "Black Gold" Shuler(RIP). Shuler had a tragic life. Still that was one hell of a right hand bomb landed by Tommy.

[sterling]

FACTS ARE FACTS hearns DRAWED WITH LEONARD its on his record so it shall remain and because you think he won it wont change a thing.

[oldgringo]

FACTS ARE FACTS hearns DRAWED WITH LEONARD its on his record so it shall remain and because you think he won it wont change a thing.

good thing you're here to keep the facts in line. without you this thread would be in a state of anarchy.